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Lucious Lyon
Lucious Lyon, born Dwight Walker, is the fictional antihero founder-CEO of Empire Entertainment in Fox's drama Empire (2015-2020), portrayed by Terrence Howard, father of Andre, Jamal, and Hakeem.
Lucky Spencer
Lucky Spencer (Lucas Lorenzo Spencer Jr.) is a General Hospital character, son of Luke and Laura, originated by Jonathan Jackson in 1993 and later played by Jacob Young and Greg Vaughan.
Lucy Knight
Lucy Knight (Kellie Martin) is the fictional third-year medical student on ER, seasons 5–6 (1998–2000), assigned to John Carter; stabbed by patient Paul Sobriki in February 2000 and killed by pulmonary embolism in 'All in the Family'.
Luka Kovač
Luka Kovač is a fictional Croatian emergency physician on NBC's ER, played by Goran Višnjić in Seasons 6–15 (185 episodes). Introduced as a Doug Ross replacement, he becomes ER chief, marries Abby Lockhart, and leaves for Boston.
Luke and Laura
Luke and Laura (Luke Spencer and Laura Webber), General Hospital supercouple played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis; their 1981 wedding drew 30 million viewers, a daytime record.
Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker, the Star Wars protagonist played by Mark Hamill: a Tatooine farmboy, son of Anakin Skywalker, trained by Yoda, who destroys the Death Star, redeems his father, and dies after a Force projection at Crait in The Last Jedi.
Lumen Pierce
Lumen Ann Pierce is a fictional character in Dexter, played by Julia Stiles. A survivor of the Barrel Girl Gang, she partners with Dexter to hunt her attackers.
Luna Loud
Luna Loud is the third-oldest Loud sibling in Nickelodeon's The Loud House, a rock-music-obsessed teen voiced by Nika Futterman who leads the Moon Goats and, via "L is for Love", became a prominent bisexual character in children's animation.
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H, the CBS comedy-drama (1972–1983) about the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War, adapted from Altman's 1970 film and Hooker's 1968 novel; its 1983 finale drew 105.9 million viewers.
MacGyver
MacGyver, an American action-adventure TV franchise created by Lee David Zlotoff, stars Angus MacGyver, a gun-avoiding secret agent who improvises scientific fixes from everyday objects; the original ran 1985-1992, the CBS reboot 2016-2021, and the name became a verb.
Maggie Pierce
Maggie Pierce is a fictional cardiothoracic surgeon on Grey's Anatomy, played by Kelly McCreary (seasons 10-19). Ellis Grey and Richard Webber's secret daughter, Meredith Grey's half sister, she led cardiothoracic surgery at Grey Sloan, married Winston Ndugu, left for Chicago in season 19, and returned pregnant in the 450th episode.
Maggie Simpson
Maggie Simpson (Margaret Lenny Simpson) is the silent, pacifier-sucking baby of The Simpsons family, created by Matt Groening and named after his sister. Debuting in 1987, she rarely speaks, was Oscar-nominated in The Longest Daycare, and was voiced by Elizabeth Taylor and Lindsay Lohan.
Maggott
Maggott (Japheth) is a Marvel Comics X-Men mutant created by Scott Lobdell and Joe Madureira, debuting in Uncanny X-Men #345 (1997). His digestive system is two sentient slugs, Eany and Meany, which eat matter and return energy granting strength and blue skin; later upgraded to Omega-level in Storm (2025).
Magical creatures in Harry Potter
Magical creatures in Harry Potter: the beings, beasts, and spirits of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world, classified by the Ministry of Magic since Grogan Stump's 1811 definition, rated X to XXXXX for danger, hidden under the Statute of Secrecy, and drawn from world mythology and folklore.
Magnolia Award for Best Television Series
The Magnolia Award for Best Television Series (白玉兰奖) is the top Chinese drama prize of the Shanghai TV Festival, given annually in June since 1988.
Mako (The Legend of Korra)
Mako is a firebender in The Legend of Korra, older brother of Bolin, Fire Ferrets captain, police detective, and Prince Wu's bodyguard, voiced by David Faustino and named after Mako Iwamatsu.
Man in Black (Lost)
Man in Black (Lost): unnamed main antagonist of Lost, twin brother of Jacob; thrown into the Heart of the Island he became the smoke monster, impersonates the dead including Locke, and dies after the finale.
Mane Six
Mane Six, or Mane 6, is the fandom nickname for the six lead characters of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, a pun on "Main Six", later adopted by Hasbro in official marketing and reused for Generation 5.
Maquis (Star Trek)
The Maquis are a fictional Star Trek resistance of Federation colonists and ex-Starfleet officers fighting the Cardassians after a treaty ceded their colonies, introduced on The Next Generation, central to Voyager, and destroyed after Cardassia joined the Dominion.
Marceline the Vampire Queen
Marceline the Vampire Queen (Marceline Abadeer) is a 1,000-year-old half-demon vampire in Adventure Time, voiced by Olivia Olson, who feeds on the color red, plays an ax bass, and is Princess Bubblegum's partner.
Marcus Brooks
Marcus Brooks is the pastry chef character on FX's The Bear, created by Christopher Storer and played by Lionel Boyce from 2022. Bread baker at the Original Beef of Chicagoland, trained in Copenhagen in "Honeydew", Emmy-nominated role.
Marge Simpson
Marge Simpson, also Margaret Simpson, is the blue-haired matriarch of The Simpsons, wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie; voiced by Julie Kavner since 1987, Emmy-winning in 1992, and subject of the non-canonical season 36 flashforward death.
María LaGuerta
María LaGuerta (Maria Esperanza di Alma LaGuerta) is the Cuban-born Miami Metro Homicide lieutenant and captain in Showtime's Dexter, played by Lauren Vélez and Christina Milian, killed by Debra Morgan in the season 7 finale.
Marie Schrader
Marie Schrader (née Lambert) is a fictional Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul character played by Betsy Brandt: Skyler White's sister, DEA agent Hank Schrader's wife, a kleptomaniac known for wearing purple, who returns in the Better Call Saul finale "Saul Gone".
Marinette Dupain-Cheng
Marinette Dupain-Cheng, also known as Ladybug, is the Parisian teenage protagonist of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Holder of the ladybug Miraculous earrings, kwami Tikki, creation power, and yo-yo weapon; partner Cat Noir's identity unknown to her.
Marissa Cooper
Marissa Cooper is the fictional lead of The O.C. (Fox, 2003–2007), portrayed by Mischa Barton: a Newport Beach teen, Core Four member, and Ryan Atwood's on-off love, who dies in the season three finale car crash caused by Kevin Volchok.
Mark Greene
Mark Greene is the fictional ER doctor played by Anthony Edwards on NBC's ER, seasons 1-8, chief resident then attending at County General, who dies of glioblastoma in Hawaii in 2002.
Mark Scout
Mark Scout is the protagonist of Apple TV+'s Severance, played by Adam Scott; a widowed former history professor severed at Lumon Industries, split into innie Mark S. (MDR team leader) and outie Mark Scout, whose wife Gemma is secretly alive inside Lumon.
Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy)
Mark Sloan, nicknamed McSteamy, is a fictional plastic surgeon on Grey's Anatomy played by Eric Dane from 2006 to 2012 and briefly in 2021; he died after the season 8 plane crash, and the hospital was renamed Grey Sloan Memorial.
Marlo Stanfield
Marlo Stanfield is a fictional drug kingpin on HBO's The Wire, played by Jamie Hector in seasons 3-5. He leads the Stanfield Organization, supplants the Barksdale crew in 2004, kills Prop Joe, and is forced into retirement in 2008.